Holidays

The university recognizes specific holidays during the year and provides paid time off for employees at these designated times.

View the Holiday/University Closure Schedule

Eligibility

All regular employees are eligible for paid holiday leave.

Holiday pay

If you …

• do not work a holiday – you will be paid at your current straight-time rate of pay for the hours you did not work within your regular work schedule
• are required to work on a holiday – you will be paid at your current straight-time rate of pay for all the hours you work.  In addition, you will be granted commensurate time off during the same or subsequent work week for each holiday worked.
• are on unpaid leave of absence or in an unpaid status – you will not receive holiday pay or credit for a holiday that falls within that leave.

Holidays

Official university holidays have been designated by the President as follows:

• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King Day
• Memorial Day
• Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Veteran’s Day
• Thanksgiving Day
• Friday after Thanksgiving
• Winter Holiday
• President’s Designated Holiday